CHAPTER 35: PRETREATMENT STANDARDS

Section

General Provisions

   35.001   Purpose and policy

   35.002   Acronyms

   35.003   Definitions

   35.004   Ministerial permit issuance

   35.005   Repeal

Regulations

   35.020   Permissible discharges

   35.021   General discharge prohibition

   35.022   Prohibited effects

   35.023   Specific prohibited substances or characteristics

   35.024   Prohibited discharge location

   35.025   Documentation of proper disposal

   35.026   National pretreatment standards

   35.027   Additional pretreatment standards

   35.028   Specific pollutant limitations

   35.029   State and federal requirements and standards

   35.030   District’s right of revision

   35.031   Excessive discharge or dilution of discharge

   35.032   Slug discharges

   35.033   Hazardous waste discharges

   35.034   Dental facilities that remove amalgam fillings

   35.035   Medical and infectious wastes

   35.036   Best management practices (BMPs) to control discharges

Administration

   35.050   Wastewater discharges

   35.051   Responsibility of user

   35.052   Classes of users

   35.053   Wastewater discharge permit for class I, II and IV users

   35.054   Wastewater discharge permit for class III users

   35.055   Reporting requirements for permittee and contract permittee

   35.056   Monitoring

   35.057   Signatory requirements

   35.058   Rights of entry

   35.059   Pretreatment

   35.060   Publication of users in significant non-compliance

   35.061   Records retention

   35.062   Confidential information

Enforcement Mechanisms

   35.075   Enforcement mechanisms

   35.076   Informal administrative actions

   35.077   Administrative orders and compliance schedules

   35.078   Sampling and evaluation programs

   35.079   Assessment of charges for obstruction or damage to District facilities or operations

   35.080   Suspension or termination of service

   35.081   Administrative civil penalties

   35.082   Civil action

   35.083   Criminal action

   35.084   Notification procedures

   35.085   Enforcement costs

   35.086   Responding to significant non-compliance

Hearings and Appeals

   35.100   Availability of administrative appeal

   35.101   Show cause hearings

Fees

   35.115   Purpose

   35.116   Sewer service charges

   35.117   Scope of charges and fees for pretreatment program

   35.118   Payment of fees, charges and delinquencies

   35.119   Reinstatement deposit

Waste Hauler Program

   35.130   Permissible waste hauler discharge

   35.131   Waste hauler discharge permit

   35.132   Manifest procedure

   35.133   Fee for discharge

   35.134   Regulation of procedures

   35.135   Acceptance of grease

Grease, Oil and Sand Interceptor Program

   35.150   Interceptors required

   35.151   Administration of interceptor program

   35.152   Grease interceptors and gravity separating devices by category

   35.153   Use of chemical additives

   35.154   Interceptor maintenance procedures and program

   35.155   Interceptor maintenance standards

   35.156   Enforcement

   Appendix A:   Pretreatment Categories

   Appendix B:   Industrial pretreatment permit, annual inspection and violation fees

   Appendix C:   National pollutant discharge eliminations systems (NPDES)

GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 35.001 PURPOSE AND POLICY.

   (A)   This chapter sets forth uniform requirements for direct and indirect discharges into the wastewater system for District and enables the District to comply with all applicable state and federal laws required by the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.) and the General Pretreatment Regulations (40 C.F.R. part 403).

   (B)   The objectives of this chapter are:

      (1)   To comply with the laws of the state and of the United States relating to the protection of the environment, control of water pollution, disposal of hazardous wastes and pretreatment of industrial discharges to publicly owned treatment works (POTW);

      (2)   To prevent the introduction of wastes into the District wastewater system, which will interfere with the operation of the system or contaminate the resulting biosolids;

      (3)   To protect the District’s wastewater system and operating personnel, and to prevent the introduction of wastes into the District wastewater system which will pass through the system inadequately treated and into receiving waters or the atmosphere or otherwise be incompatible with the system and to prevent introduction of toxic substances to the District wastewater system which could reach the environment in toxic amounts;

      (4)   To improve the opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewaters and biosolids from the system and prevent the introduction of waste into the system which may affect the District’s ability to dispose of its biosolids or other residuals;

      (5)   To provide the equitable distribution of the costs of the operation, maintenance and improvements of the District wastewater system;

      (6)   To prevent the introduction of wastes that may be inadequately treated by District facilities and may adversely affect the environment or may cause a violation of the District’s national pollutant discharge elimination systems (NPDES) permit or may contribute to the need for modification of the District’s NPDES permit;

      (7)   To prevent a public hazard or public nuisance arising from the collection, treatment and disposal of wastes through the District system; and

      (8)   To prevent the introduction of wastes to sewers connected to the District system that could result in the District being classified as a hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility under the laws of the state or the United States.

   (C)   This chapter provides for the regulation of direct and indirect discharges to the wastewater system through the issuance of permits to certain non-domestic users and through enforcement of general requirements for the other users, authorizes monitoring and enforcement activities, requires user reporting, assures that existing customer’s capacity will not be preempted and provides for the setting of fees for the equitable distribution of costs resulting from the program established herein.

   (D)   This chapter shall apply to the District and the persons outside the District who are, by contract or agreement with the District, users of the District publicly owned treatment works (POTW), except as otherwise provided herein, the General Manager shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

   (E)   Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Manager shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any duties granted to or imposed upon the General Manager may be delegated by the General Manager to a duly authorized employee of the District wastewater system.

(Ord. 2022-02, passed 3-31-2022)

§ 35.002 ACRONYMS.

   (A)   BMP - Best management practices;

   (B)   BOD - Biochemical oxygen demand;

   (C)   CAWD - Carmel Area Wastewater District;

   (D)   CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act;

   (E)   C.F.R. - Code of Federal Regulations;

   (F)   CWA - Clean Water Act;

   (G)   EPA - Environmental Protection Agency;

   (H)   ESCA - Enforcement compliance schedule agreement;

   (I)   FWPCA - Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

   (J)   GM - General Manager;

   (K)   LEL - Lower explosive limit;

   (L)   NPDES - National pollutant discharge elimination system;

   (M)   POTW - Publicly owned treatment works;

   (N)   RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act;

   (O)   SDPC - Slug discharge prevention and contingency plans;

   (P)   SWDA - Solid Waste Disposal Act;

   (Q)   TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act;

   (R)   TSS - Total suspended solids; and

   (S)   U.S.C. - United States Code.

(Ord. 2022-02, passed 3-31-2022)